New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-20
HARVARD BACCALAUREATE.
A SERMON BY A UNIVERSITY PREACHER.
PROFESSOR PEABODY PICTUREs LIFE TO THE GRAD
UATING CLASS AS A wARFARE-THE VALUE OF

PROFESSOR PEABODY PICTUREs LIFE TO THE GRAD
UATING CLASS AS A wARFARE-THE VALUE OF
OBEDIENCE.
CAMBRIDGE June 1o-For five year. or morS the bac-
calaureate Harvard has been given by some
famous preacher connected with the college, but to-
day Harvards University preacher the Rev. F. G..
Peabody the farewell sermon to the graduating
class Two hundred and thirty seniors. with their
friends listened to the Professor Peabody spoke
in part follows uslng the eighth and ninth verses OF
the seventh chapter Matthew, the OF the
turion TO Christ as HIS texts
Of mind which this centurion Thus i'm
mediaely manifested and which drew rom Jesus quick
sla welcomed 1t rs sol ierly quatJ; This man
oicer He stand. then in the hue promotion
This means o. the one hand ABSOLUTE obedience
has been trained to obov This is the essence OF dis
gpine lie Is not 3ny brave Gn. he Is Hasipinea
personal power lies IN fin ing ones place IN the order OF
campaign BarrScE lie Ti room. dress trades sham
ties all these exchanged for active service SOW what
want 10 know today The fret stop toward aoIship
others discovery Of an authority over ones set Now
leader SHIP Details OF information. specnc instructions
away iron Inn In rapidly and absoluteness which would
surprise him IN his later wears he ha not arcay eK
II from TIE roof Of his brain at The end OF many an .xamna
which he has ACQUIRED lie is able to take hoM Of his
problem: @ csT' because Of the ac ss
mands alerness and comprehensiveness
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much TO yon word l"os 4ce sen en.e co9Seis.
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wcui Goi that YOU couii hook back TO such
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power hal h-n. In single word Is is tut
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would al tiAt Won 7ith
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places Of HIS infinite canta gus Gaming
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forlon hone NAT dIsti't time. saying WHOM snail
send or WHO Will 60 for OIt oil
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the humble and loyal answer: Lord here ana sond me-